Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Speaking of this, Tang Huan picked up the manual of Château Margaux and shook it, Assuming that a traditional English has 100,000 words with a length of 10 letters, a CD can store about 700. ≧, if each book has 1 centimeters thick, then these stack up to 7 meters high.

Tang Huan rolled up the manual of Château Margaux again and motioned, I have several data compression technologies. Text information like this can usually be compressed to one-tenth of its original size.

In addition, it is not a problem to store hundreds of digital photos. After pointing to the distant scenery, Tang Huan looked at Akio Morita and Norio Oga and smiled slightly. As for the video, according to the current chip processing speed, create a Each CD can store 45 minutes of content, which is similar to betamax and VHS standards, and it is also very simple.

Young people's minds are active. Fritz Philips, who had been watching with great interest, said, According to your idea, isn't it possible for CDs to completely replace magnetic tapes and develop into a form of music with the widest range of applications? standard storage media.

Indeed. Tang Huan laughed, I've preliminarily planned three sub-standards: the cd sub-standard for computer storage data is called ---, and the specification file is called the Yellow Book; the cd sub-standard for video applications The standard is called——, and the specification file is named white paper; the cd sub-standard that supports the user’s data writing function is called—cd-r, and the specification file is named Orange Book. That is, the red and yellow colors that represent the previous three standards Mixing with white. Other subsequent sub-standards. Can also be added. And the super set of these sub-standards is called the Rainbow Book.

Listening to Tang Huan's eloquent talk, the Japanese and the Dutch present looked at each other in blank dismay, and remained silent for a while.

Because everyone is not a small workshop-like enterprise, any project will have a complete document record and guide the actual operation.

According to the content of the conversation mentioned by Tang Huan, what are the titles of yellow paper, white paper, rainbow book, etc., it is basically certain that he has been preparing for a long time, and he is famous as a teacher.

in the field of cds. The two of us are pioneers, okay? You, a latecomer, have come up with so many tricks in the first place. In terms of the right to speak, you are simply turning away from customers and occupying the magpie's nest.

Looking at Tang Huan's self-confidence, if Sony and Philips agree to cooperate, he will use the existing platform to operate, which can be regarded as getting the righteousness of CD from the root; otherwise, he will go it alone. .

Still, such a grand idea. It is bound to involve many academic fields, as well as massive research and development resources. Are you sure you are strong enough to lead?

When everyone was still speculating about Tang Huan's truth, they only heard the other party continue: cd-da is the existing achievement of Sony and Philips, and it will affect the current market performance of video recorders.

I respect this fact, but cd-r and cd-r are brand-new application areas and do not involve any conflict of interest, so no matter what you plan, I will start the project. In fact, the technical reserve work has been completed, maybe my subordinates can't wait, and they are all starting work now.

It seems that Tang just wants to use our existing structure to open up new application areas for CDs. Fritz Philips joked, I thought you were eyeing CD-DAs too.

I will be a supporter of cd-da. But in my opinion, the specifications of cd-da are not perfect, such as copyright protection, which still needs to be strengthened. Tang Huan shook his head, My personal computer now has Grasp the contents of reading and copying CD-DA.

Tang's personal computer is omnipotent. Akio Morita expressed his belief in this situation, In any case, the cd-da product has not yet been officially launched on the market, and it is hard to say how effective it will be. There are some omissions, and we will see the situation at that time. It shouldn't be too late to make up for it.

Tang Huan nodded slightly, he felt that the people in front of him, after hearing that he would not dictate to the CD-DA, looked a lot more relaxed, especially the people like Sony.

It is not difficult to understand that under the leadership of Akio Morita, Sony launched the tape an in July 1979, and began selling it all over the world in February 1980.

Therefore, they hope to accurately control the growth rate of CD-DA, at least not too fast, so as not to affect the tape-an that has already invested a lot of resources.

Since I have no intention of intervening in CD-DA, not touching existing interests, but developing sub-standards for other purposes, then the degree of rejection should not be so great.

Sure enough, Akio Morita quickly said: Tang is interested in opening up new application fields for CDs. Naturally, it is the best. Sony welcomes you to join this alliance.

Seeing the Japanese express their views so happily, the Dutch all thought that the two groups of people must have colluded before, otherwise it would not be so easy to communicate.

Although I can't understand Tang Huan's purpose of deploying multimedia personal computers, Philips, like Sony, doesn't mind adding a powerful ally in a new field as long as it doesn't affect the existing profit pattern.

Compared with the CD representing the future, Sony and Philips paid more attention to the immediate interests, and soon sought a private interview.

It is not difficult to imagine that Sony is naturally for the authorization of the second-generation Fangyuan computer compatible machine. He hopes that he will be the first, or at least not later than Sharp, which has a close cooperation with Tang Huan, to obtain this license.

You must know that the hardware structure of the second-generation Fangyuan computer is much more complicated than that of the first-generation Fangyuan computer. For example, the south bridge and north bridge chips on the motherboard directly encapsulate the difference between the intel8086 and two CPUs with different architectures, and provide the same interface to the outside world.

Since Tang Huan only intends to open the authorization of the intel8086 branch, he must restrict the South Bridge and North Bridge chips. Sony naturally wants to understand the mystery as soon as possible.

Tang Huan plans to hold a Fangyuan computer architecture standard meeting in the near future. To illustrate the specifications of compatible machines. Since Sony is so eager, he doesn't mind letting the other party know some news in advance, it's a benefit of a correct attitude.

Philips also has a different plan, for the lithography machine of its own semiconductor equipment department, which is the core equipment for the production of large-scale integrated circuits. Tang Huan's fab1 wafer factory in France uses it all.

But Tang Huan is not satisfied with fab1's 15-micron process, and is actively seeking a 1-micron solution.

as a participating party. Philips was a little bit overwhelmed in terms of R\u0026D investment, but he wanted to maintain his technological advantage, so he planned to transfer the financial risk to Tang Huan.

After figuring out the other party's wishful thinking, Tang Huan couldn't help thinking.

In the history of Philips, some investment areas have diverged very much.

For example, in the 1930s, Philips believed that providing generators in some areas with poor power conditions would help the sales of tube radios, so they began to develop Stirling engines.

By the 1950s, times had changed, not to mention the development of the power industry. The radio alone has entered the transistor era, and power issues are less prominent than their predecessors. However, Philips' research and development results on the Stirling engine no longer have much advantage in the market.

Fortunately, the patents accumulated in this research can also be authorized to sell for money, which can make some money back.

Philips' investment in lithography machines is also a bit too far away from its main business.

In the original time and space, Philips spun off the semiconductor equipment department in 1984 and formed a company named ASML. As a result, it developed very well, with a market share of 90% of similar products in the world. Far away from Japanese competitors Nikon and Canon.

A lithography machine is a high value-added product. A new device can easily cost 30 to 50 million U.S. dollars. However, the research and development cycle is long and the investment is large. In order to share the risk, ASML let Intel, TSMC, and Samsung buy their own shares, and then reached out to ask the other party to add hundreds of millions of research and development funds.

Unexpectedly, the Dutch used this trick decades in advance, but after careful calculation, it may not necessarily be a disadvantage.

After discussion, Philips, which already had the idea of ​​spinning off the lithography machine department, obtained money from Tang Huan through the most cost-effective way of convertible bonds.

After each of the three parties achieved their goals, they had no intention of continuing to be arty at Château Margaux. People from Sony and Philips left one after another, and Tang Huan also planned to leave for the United States.

Before leaving, Tang Huan looked at his mixed-race twin sons again. These two brothers were being held by Sophie and Monica and playing with each other.

Today, Sophie, who became famous with the movie First Contact, is a hot female star in France and is preparing to shoot the sequel of this famous work.

Monica is using the vacation to learn acting, so as to meet the challenge of the Bond girl role in 007 arranged by Tang Huan.

The pressure on this beautiful Italian girl is actually quite high. After all, there is already Sophie as a benchmark for reference, and the little tennis loli Graf who occasionally shows up, judging from the current score, will be eligible to transfer to Professional game.

But the release time of the next 007 will be the year after next as usual.

Among the three future star business cards that Tang Huan pulled along along the way, Monica is the oldest, but the latest to get grades, so it's strange that she doesn't worry about gains and losses.

Tang Huan has been keeping in touch with Monica through letters, so he is naturally aware of her psychological activities, so when teasing the twins, he casually comforted her with a few words, while the girl listened silently with her head bowed and her face blushing.

Christina, a part-time manager, is still very good at training Sophie and Monica, and she also called them for a home trip, and the two girls also treat the two babies with sincere love. Wang's driving skills are obviously good.

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When Silicon Valley One stopped in New York, it encountered a little trouble. Due to salary issues and disputes over the working environment, a large number of air traffic control personnel at the federal government airport were on strike under the leadership of the flight traffic control staff union.

Reagan's attitude was very tough. According to the warning in the prior statement, all air traffic controllers who participated in the strike were fired.

You know, this trade union was one of the two trade unions that supported Reagan in the 1980 general election, and now the president's ruthlessness immediately caused an uproar in politics.

The turmoil came and went quickly, Tang Huan benefited, and could go back to San Francisco.

In fact, the effects of Reagan's economic policies have begun to show, but instead of getting better, they got worse.

In order to end inflation, the measures taken to tighten the money supply caused the U.S. economy to begin a sharp recession.

In the original time and space, this trend would have bottomed out in November 1982, and the degree of recession almost broke the record of the Great Depression. After a recession in 1981 and 1982, the U.S. economy began a dramatic and robust recovery in 1983.

As Reagan said in his speech about the economy: A recession is when your neighbor loses his job, and a depression is when you lose your job.

The reality is that dead friends never die poor people. Under the overall economic downturn, companies in Silicon Valley are booming.

Just like in the years after the subprime mortgage crisis in the original time and space, the American people clamored that life was difficult, but big companies like Wall Street and Apple made a lot of money.

The degree of this imbalance is also very serious now, but Tang Huan can take advantage of the background of the federal tightening of money supply and the lack of money in the market to get in touch with some small companies that he thinks have special value through bonds.

Although they missed the opportunity to raise funds when they were founded. But it can be repaid through debt relationship.

At least for now, the effect is not bad.

However, as soon as Tang Huan arrived in San Francisco, he was poured cold water by Tang Wenmao. When he came into contact with the company of Jamina, a famous engineer who had run away from Atari, this trick failed and was destroyed by Atari. The pretext for the lobbying is the capital turmoil caused by the recent bond of the personal computer seller Computer Park.

However, as soon as Tang Huan arrived in San Francisco, he was poured cold water by Tang Wenmao. When he came into contact with the company of Jamina, a famous engineer who had run away from Atari, this trick failed and was destroyed by Atari. The pretext for the lobbying is the capital turmoil caused by the recent bond of the personal computer seller Computer Park. (To be continued..) u

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